diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index a2502d248641..0996fe451e5f 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -2081,6 +2081,12 @@ static inline int sock_intr_errno(long timeo)
 #define sock_skb_cb_check_size(size) \
 	BUILD_BUG_ON((size) > FIELD_SIZEOF(struct sk_buff, cb))
 
+static inline void
+sock_skb_set_dropcount(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	skb->dropcount = atomic_read(&sk->sk_drops);
+}
+
 void __sock_recv_timestamp(struct msghdr *msg, struct sock *sk,
 			   struct sk_buff *skb);
 void __sock_recv_wifi_status(struct msghdr *msg, struct sock *sk,
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 93c8b20c91e4..9c74fc8f0e32 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ int sock_queue_rcv_skb(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	skb_dst_force(skb);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&list->lock, flags);
-	skb->dropcount = atomic_read(&sk->sk_drops);
+	sock_skb_set_dropcount(sk, skb);
 	__skb_queue_tail(list, skb);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&list->lock, flags);
 
diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 9cdb414cd231..9db83693d736 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ static int packet_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	spin_lock(&sk->sk_receive_queue.lock);
 	po->stats.stats1.tp_packets++;
-	skb->dropcount = atomic_read(&sk->sk_drops);
+	sock_skb_set_dropcount(sk, skb);
 	__skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_receive_queue, skb);
 	spin_unlock(&sk->sk_receive_queue.lock);
 	sk->sk_data_ready(sk);